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CONTENTS

Foreword

Plenary Sessions
Socio—Cultural Bases for Mathematical Education — Ubiratan D ‘A mbrosio
Reflection and Recursion — Jeremy Kilpatrick
Discrete Mathematics — Renfrey Potts

Action Groups
1. Early Childhood Years
2. Elementary School (Ages 7-12)
3. Junior Secondary School (Ages 11—16)
4. Senior Secondary School (Ages 15-19)
5. Tertiary (Post-Secondary) Institutions (18+)
6. Pre-Service Teacher Education
7. Mathematics in Adult, Technical and Vocational Education

Theme Groups
1. Mathematics For All
2. The Professional Life of Teachers
3. The Role of Technology
4. Theory, Research and Practice in Mathematical Education
5. Curriculum Development
6. Applications and Modelling
7. Problem Solving

Topic Areas
1. Evaluation, Examinations and Assessment
2. Competitions
3. The Teaching of Geometry
4. Relationship Between the History and Pedagogy of Mathematics
5. Language and Mathematics
6. Psychology of Mathematics Education
7. Research and Teaching
8. Theory of Mathematics Education
9. Teaching of Statistics
10. Women and Mathematics

Invited Addresses
Presidential Address — Jean-Pierre Kahane
Public Forum

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The Effects of Technology on Mathematics Education
The Nature of Proof
Debate: The Microcomputer: Miracle or Menace in Mathematics Education?
Specially Invited Presentations
The Work of ICMI

List of Participants